Lexical Definition

‎תִּרְצָה‎ Tirtsâh (teer-tsaw') Tirzah ^N:N-F-P
from ‎רָצָה‎; delightsomeness

Tirzah.

• § Tirzah = "favourable"
• Tirtsah, a place in Palestine
• also an Israelitess

n pr f
1) one of the 7 daughters of Zelophehad the son of Hepher of the tribe of Manasseh
n pr loc
2) one of the kingdoms on the west of the Jordan conquered by Joshua and the Israelites
3) a Canaanite city, later capital of the northern kingdom of Israel

Extended Information

• A woman of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.26.33
• daughter of: Zelophehad (צְלׇפְחָד)
• sister of: Mahlah (מַחְלָה), Noah (נֹעָה), Hoglah (חׇגְלָה) and Milcah (מִלְכָּה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎תִּרְצָה‎ proper name, feminine and of a location (pleasure, beauty); —

1. feminine daughter of Selophehad of Gilead Num 26:33; Num 27:1; Num 36:11; Josh 17:3 Θερσα.

2. location old Canaanite city Josh 12:24, early cap. of Northern Israel (until Omri) 1Kgs 14:17 (‎תִּרְצָ֫תָה‎), 1Kgs 15:21; 1Kgs 15:33; 1Kgs 16:6; 1Kgs 16:8; 1Kgs 16:9 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 16:15; 1Kgs 16:17; 1Kgs 16:23, Θαρσα, usually Θερσα; Menahem's base of operations 2Kgs 15:14; 2Kgs 15:16 (Θαρς(ε)ιλα v2Kgs 15:14, Euseb^{Onom. 263, 62, ed. Lag} compare Θαρσιλα, village of Samaritans in Batanea, and Buhl^{Geogr. 247} conjecture Tesîl, 20 miles east of Lake Gennesaret, but this too remote); in simile of beauty (omitted by ᵐ5) Song 6:4 (|| ‎יְרוּשָׁלַם‎); — site not certain; conjectured are: Tallûza, just north of Mt. Ebal (Rob^{BR iii. 302 f.}), Tayaƒir, approximately 10 miles further northeast, > e‰-ˆîre, south of Gerizim (see, on these, GASm^{Geogr. 355} Buhl^{Geogr. 203} Aglen^{Hast. DB. under the word}).

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Female • Sister of Mahlah • Daughter of Zelophehad, granted inheritance rights

Woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness

Tirzah was one of the five daughters of Zelophehad who were granted inheritance rights in the absence of male heirs.

• A woman from the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.26.33;
• only referred to as Tirzah תִּרְצָה;
• daughter of Zelophehad צְלׇפְחָד;
• a sister of Mahlah מַחְלָה, Noah נֹעָה, Hoglah חׇגְלָה and Milcah מִלְכָּה.

Tirzah was one of the five daughters of Zelophehad, a descendant of Manasseh (Numbers 26:33; 27:1; 36:11; Joshua 17:3). Zelophehad had no sons, and his daughters (Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah) approached Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of Israel to seek the right to inherit their father's property. Moses brought their case before the Lord, who instructed him to grant the daughters the right to inherit their father's property in the absence of male heirs (Numbers 27:1-11). This ruling set a precedent for inheritance rights in Israel. Later, when the Israelites were preparing to enter the Promised Land, the heads of the clan of Manasseh raised concerns about the potential loss of tribal land if the daughters were to marry outside their tribe. In response, the Lord commanded that the daughters of Zelophehad must marry within their father's tribal clan to keep the inheritance within the tribe (Numbers 36:1-12). Tirzah and her sisters complied with this ruling (Numbers 36:11). The story of Tirzah and her sisters highlights the importance of inheritance rights and the preservation of tribal allotments in ancient Israel.

All entries for Tirzah: תִּרְצָה

Related Profiles:

• Zelophehad (father)
• Mahlah (sibling)
• Noah (sibling)
• Hoglah (sibling)
• Milcah (sibling)